Moved to MN. Interesting observations
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We're getting ready to move to the Twin Cities from Boston, and for all the people who talk about Minnesotans being somewhat closed-off, I wonder how that would compare to people out here.. New England is pretty clique-y.
I was actually surprised by how large of an area was substantially affected. It's not as if it's the whole city but it's more than a couple of blocks. People are not fleeing. That is certainly an exaggeration.
Since I seem to be the only person that thinks Minnesotans are getting less arrogant, I should probably assume that I am getting more arrogant. I think I'll take that as a compliment. I usually consider myself more ignorant than arrogant.
I'm not from Minnesota and haven't lived in Iowa in 20 years, but have family in both. It's just another thing that Iowa was late to game on, but think they invented, like craft beer, decent restaurants or pretty much anything the rest of civilization was doing years before them.
I get it, you are big on Des Moines and Iowa and you should be. It's a nice place and Des Moines is really coming up and I also understand that comparing a metro area with more people than Iowa isn't really apples to apples.
Being 10 minutes of ahead of Iowa in the latest trend probably isn't something you should brag about but if it makes you feel good......
I don't compare Minneapolis to Des Moines. I compare Minneapolis to places like Chicago, Milwaukee, and KC. In those comparisons, it usually falls to the back for long weekends. It's craft beer scene is pretty good compared to the others. It's restaurant's are not that great overall. I've eaten at 2 of the places you mentioned and they were good but far from great.
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Living in a suburb and spending a weekend there is a big difference. I'm sure they're are plenty of places in Minneapolis that are great to live in. Also, I never said everyone sucks or anything like that but feel free to make **** up.
The suburbs are a whole different world than south Minneapolis. Hell, it’s a diff world once you reach Tangletown or Nokomis.
I was surprised how big of a following the Gophers have in basketball. They had 80% of the fans in Des Moines for the Ncaa tourney a couple years ago.
My brother and I used to go there! it was right by his place and there wasn’t much in Bloomington anyway.
Am not a fan either, we usually go to a concert there each year. We go a couple of hours early, have a couple of beers and some fair food before the show.
I break the river rule and head over to Minneapolis every so often. St. Paul restaurant scene is so much better than it was even just a few years ago.
I will say that I have to occasionally remind some TC residents that out-state (and to your point parts of the greater metro) MN exists. You would think that the great Minnesota get together would remind them each year.
As the crow flies it's about five miles but there's a lot of low ground between my house and there. At night you can see the stadium lights quite easily. Can also see the AFA chapel from my hood during the day.
Do you know if your brother belong to the Alumni Association? There is a very good group out here. They have game watches every week.
I am shocked that after 12 pages that the driving hasn’t come up…left lane, on ramps, four-way stops. We really enjoy living here and make the most of it. If I’m allowed one modest complaint, it’s the terrible drivers. A theory of a Chicago transplant here is that it’s all the out-state people moving to the TC. I also thought I had an advantage, because drivers Ed was taught in school; though it sounds like that’s not the case in IA anymore.
I'll say this: Minnesotans do not know how to drive in the left lane of the interstate. They clog it up and get passed on their right.
